ATHLETIC NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 5229, 19 March 1904, Page 14

ATHLETIC NOTES

(By “Advance.”!

' After some months of oblivion Ashhurst Athletic Oluto is emerging from obscurity, with a well-organised; athletic programme for Hasten Monday, 4th Alpril. Amongst the various prize moneys offered .are £9 for the Ashhurst Handicap, comprising the 100, 220 and *l4O yards’ events, '£s 10s for the mile pedestrian, £5 for the half-mile and £2 15s each for the mile and half-mile bicycle. All events will bo rim under Feilding Athletic Club rules. An excellent running track is available, for the events at the local nacoeourse, where the sports will be held. Athletes are advised to write to' the Secretary,: Mr li. Gonrusly, for a programme of the events. 0. Craig, of Wanganui, competed at Wallingford on tho 11th and will he at Gisborne on St. Patrick’s Day. J. Todd and C. Morris, entered for the Invercargill Sheffield huti were not handicapped. ■ Todd will he ah Masterton on St. Patrick’s Day. Ji. C. IvlcLachlan journeyed 1 smith on Saturday last to compete in h Sheffield Handicap at- Invercargill to-day. The rape is worth £3O and a gold medal presented by Sir Joseph Ward. - McLachlau receives one yard from W. Black and J. MoK.itterick. the limit being .l-ttyds. After competing ati Blenheim' on St. Patrick’s Day C.- Robinson retunis to Southland. Ho will compete at Cromwell oh Good Friday and Clyde on Easter Mionday. : ’

’ The Secretary of the New Zealand Axemen’s Association lias notified Mr Thomas Duncan; < Secretary of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, that L. Berg’s under-hand chopping performance (linin 43sec) at the last Caledonian meeting has been passed as a New Zealand record. Berg now holds hoth the under-hand chopping and tree-fell-ing records, the time for the latter being Train odseo for the 18m Jog. He is übe presented with a gold medal by the Caledonian Society, and both the records will be engraved on it. Nominations for the TJtiku Sports, to be held on blaster Monday, close on the 19th inst.

During a visit to Dannevirke last week I met Messrs H. Broderick (Secretary of the Weber Athletic Club), G. Walker (Secretary of the Pahiatua Athletic and Cycling Club), H. Glass (Secretary of the Dannc-rvirke Athletic and Cycling Club), and D. Mclntyre, the well-known handicappoT. Petitions will bo signed by competitors ait the St. Patrick’s Day and Paster Monday meetings, asking the N. Z. Caledonian Societies Association to consider the reduction of nomination and acceptance fees at present charged. For some reason or other runners fought shy of the 300 yards Handicap worth 30 so vs, in connection with the Napier Wanderers Bicycle Club Sports on the 19th inst. Only twenty en-

tries wore received and the race wae withdrawn.’ Very few outside competitors entered. Tho club will not now consider tho advisability of putting on x £IGO handicap. Fine weather prevailed for thr Boi Block District Athletic Club’s second animal sports hold on tho 10th hist. Ths running or C. Capel in the local handicap, 300 yards, was considered unsatisfactory. Capo.l (4yds) finished second to P. Monk (scr). An enquiry was hold and Capel was disqualified for slit months. The bookmakers were ordered to_ return all money invested'on the race. W. McPiko (oJj won tho 100 yards event from Monk (6) and J. Todd (scr). I*. Horrocks (17) won tho 220 yards event with W. McPiko (7) and C. Morns (2) in tho places. Horrocks won fairly oaspy a (, t] le finish. McPiko did not get a clear run. J. Todd and S. Barnes started off the back mark in the halfmile. Neither got a place. W. Wilson (40) won from H. Raynor (30) and F, Boldt (50). H. L. Abbott (.owes syds) won tho 120 yards hurdles, some of tha others not appearing anxious to catch him. C. Morris do) had on easy- victory in the quarter in which, he caught tha field after going halt the distance, Me* Plko.(15) was a good second and Capel (25) third. Sis started for the mile, bub only- two finished. H. Raynor (45) won by a yard from H. Boldt. (93). O. Hod op (20) won the 220 yards hurdles with Monk (15) second and A. P. Ingley (12) third. Morris won the 150 yards Forced Handicap from virtual scratch.